Updated On: 20 June, 2024 08:19 AM IST | Stuttgart | IANS
The game was effectively settled when Maximilian Mittelstädt`s low cross was beautifully stroked into the net by Gundogan to make sure of Germany`s place in the last 16

Germany`s midfielder Ilkay Gundogan celebrates scoring his team`s second goal during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group A football match between Germany and Hungary at the Stuttgart Arena in Stuttgart. Pic/AFP
Goals from Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan ensured hosts Germany became the first team to confirm their place in the knockout stage of Euro 2024 with a comfortable win against Hungary on Wednesday.
Germany, who had started their campaign with a 5-1 win against Scotland, registered their second win in the four-team Group A and stormed into the knockout stages of the competition. They now have six points from two matches with Switzerland on four, Scotland on 1 and Hungary yet to open their account.